Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 3 Homestead Grays 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 x - 6 10 2 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilmore Williams rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 12 0 Larry Doby 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 Johnny Davis cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 James Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Leon Day p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jim Elam p 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 Austin Davis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 34 0 8 0 0 4 24 10 FIELDING - E: 3. Murray Watkins, Lennie Pearson, Austin Davis. BATTING - 2B: Lennie Pearson. GDP: Lennie Pearson, James Brown. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin lf 4 0 2 1 0 4 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 Josh Gibson c 4 1 2 0 0 4 1 Howard Easterling rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 2 2 1 0 4 3 Jud Wilson 3b 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 1 1 0 1 4 3 Johnny Wright p 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 Totals 33 6 10 5 2 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Buck Leonard 2, Sam Bankhead 2. E: 2. Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson, Johnny Wright. 3B: Sam Bankhead. SH: Howard Easterling. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead. CS: Josh Gibson. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day L 6 8 5 4 1 3 0 27 Jim Elam 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 9 Totals 8 10 6 4 2 3 0 36 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 9 8 0 0 0 4 0 34 Totals 9 8 0 0 0 4 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Script Lee, 1B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/20/1943 -- Newark Eagles at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Homestead 1. M.Watkins ss C.Bell cf 2. W.Williams rf J.Benjamin lf 3. L.Pearson 1b B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Doby 2b J.Gibson c 5. J.Davis cf H.Easterling rf 6. J.Brown lf S.Bankhead ss 7. L.Ruffin c J.Wilson 3b 8. L.Day p J.Spencer 2b 9. A.Davis 3b J.Wright p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson doubled; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis singled; J.Brown singled [J.Davis to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson doubled; H.Easterling out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to third]; S.Bankhead tripled to left field [J.Gibson scored]; J.Wilson flied to unknown fielder [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Spencer walked; J.Wright doubled to right field [J.Spencer scored]; C.Bell reached on an error by M.Watkins [J.Wright to third, C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Wright scored (unearned), C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled to center field [L.Pearson to second (error by C.Bell)]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 3RD: J.Gibson singled; J.Gibson was caught stealing second (L.Ruffin to L.Doby); H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 4TH: L.Pearson dropped a foul fly hit by J.Wilson; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 5TH: L.Day out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. EAGLES 6TH: W.Williams reached on an error by B.Leonard [W.Williams to first]; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [W.Williams out at second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play [H.Easterling to second]; J.Wilson singled [H.Easterling scored]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 7TH: J.ELAM REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. EAGLES 8TH: J.Elam singled; A.Davis out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Williams singled [J.Elam to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead stole second; J.Wilson walked; J.Spencer singled to third base [S.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by A.Davis), J.Wilson to third, J.Spencer to second]; J.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 6. EAGLES 9TH: L.Doby singled; J.Davis singled [L.Doby to second]; J.Brown grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [L.Doby to third, J.Davis out at second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 0 8 3 7 Grays 6 10 2 6
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